Laughter pitches way to Tornado Athlete of the Week

February 10, 2009

The Brevard College Sports Information Department is proud to announce that baseball's Seth Laughter has been named Tornado Athlete of the Week. Laughter earned 17 of 48 votes cast by visitors of BCTornados.com, or 35.4%.

Laughter, a senior pitcher from Brevard, N.C., threw a seven-inning complete game shutout Saturday afternoon against Ohio Valley in a 3-0 win. Laughter allowed just one hit and one walk in the win and struck out two batters. The right-hander threw 66 pitches, 53 of which were strikes.

The Tornados (3-0) won all three games against the Fighting Scots over the weekend. Todd Anderson's team hosts Virginia Intermont on Wednesday in a doubleheader.

The Tornado Athlete of the Week is determined by a fan poll on the frontpage of BCTornados.com. Candidates for the Tornado Athlete of the Week award are announced and voting opens every Saturday night at 10 p.m. Voting closes on Tuesday morning at 10 a.m.